Big news hit bloggers inbox’s two weeks ago when we were told that US brand NYX would be hitting Irish shores! I managed to get my hands on some products in advance to try out which I wanted to share with you here. When I was in New York I swore by their blushers but I stupidly didn’t buy more products to bring home. Now sanity has been restored! Hurray! Whats even more notable is that the price range is around the Rimmel level which I was delighted to hear.
If you follow me on Instagram you’ll see I’ve been raving about the NYX HD Concealer wand. I was under the weather for the majority of last month. Dark circles unfortunately became part of my everyday appearance and my other concealers gave a coverage but not a glow like this gives. It seems to have reflective properties which lift the eyes completely. Happy days! 🙂 – €6.99/£5 – colour: beige
The matte lipstickin nude I’m wearing here was a nice soft shade. I’m not a huge colour person when it comes to lipsticks as most of you probably know by now. It lasted a long time but I did find it drying on the lips after a while which most matte lipsticks tend to do. – €7.50/£5.50 colour: nude
NYX ‘Propel My Eyes’mascara gives nice definition with a light fluttering lash effect. For me I think it is just enough for during the day, but I like more volume for an evening. The conditioning formula in it I found really good so if you have perhaps been using a heavy mascara and your eyelashes are in need of some extra TLC this would be a lovely alternative but paying the price is debatable. -€12.99/£10.99 colour: black
This blonzer/blusher combination is just fantastic and I really don’t know why I haven’t looked to similar styles like this in the past. Literally sweep your blusher brush over this palette in an upwards motion then apply to your checks. It gives a perfect combination of definition and colour in seconds, probably the biggest time saving beauty item a girl could own! – €10.99/ £8.99 colour choice : ibiza
Super Skinny eye liner is just like using a felt tip marker, the pointed tip is quite precise making it really quick and easy to apply whether you like a very fine line or something bolder. The shade of black however wouldn’t be extremely strong so you might be disappointed if intense black is more your taste. – €10.49/£8.20 – colour: jet black
To finish off my look above, an eyebrow pencil is always a must for me! Their ‘Auto Eyebrow’ pencil is very similar to Mac and a Bourjois one used in the past. Use the brush at the end to comb your brows before you apply the pencil to get a clean and crisp look. I found the pencil quality did last a number of hours but I will probably use an eyebrow fixing gel in the future just to get a few extra hours out of it for long days. – €5.99/£4.99 – shade: dark brown
I really enjoyed trying out the products so I’ve added a view products to my wishlist which I can hopefully find soon.
NYX HD studio foundation, ‘Born To Glow’ liquid Illuminator, HD Studio finishing powder,
NYX butter lip gloss set, Nude-On-Nude eye shadow palette, NYX nail set.
You can check out the list of pharmacies currently stocking them in Ireland here
So ladies has anyone tried NYX products yet? What was your impression?
Lou.xxx
